The bill from Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.), Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (Iowa-Ariz.) was approved by the U.S. despite majority opposition. number of likely voters, which would lead to an explosive increase in the level of so-called “chain migration” to the United States.Chain migration allows naturalized U.S. citizens to sponsor an unlimited number of foreign relatives to obtain green cards and resettle in the United States.
Among other things, this bill increases family-based green cards by: 32,000 Every year. These are green cards that expand chain migration, allowing more aliens to resettle in the United States for reasons other than those related to naturalized citizenship.
President Joe Biden on Tuesday praised the expansion of chain migration.
[The bill] Legal immigration would be more efficient and consistent with our values and international treaty obligations… For the first time in 30 years…this bipartisan legislation increases the number of immigrant visas for people legallycan come to this country legally through ports of entry. [Emphasis added]
Already, chain immigrants account for nearly 65 percent of all legal immigration to the United States. The country’s policies show that foreign nationals receive very preferential treatment for green cards simply because they are related, and in many cases relatives, to naturalized citizens.
From 2013 to 2022, of the nearly 10 million total legal immigrants resettled in the United States over the past nine years, chain migration has led to more than 6.4 million legal immigrants being reinstated in American cities and towns with green cards. Settled.
Almost 2 million of these chain immigrants arrived as extended family members of naturalized nationals, and 4.5 million arrived as spouses, children, or parents of naturalized nationals.
In summary, nearly two out of every three legal immigrants arrive in the United States as chain immigrants.
Research shows that new legal immigrants to the United States sponsor an average of three foreign relatives to obtain green cards through chain migration.
The policy is strongly opposed not just by Republican voters and swing voters, but by all likely voters, new Rasmussen Report research shows.sum of 63 percent A large percentage of likely voters say they believe naturalized citizens should be allowed to sponsor only minor children and spouses for green cards, not all foreign relatives. Ta.
Meanwhile, only 25% of voters said they supported chain migration.
A large majority of Republicans (72%, 7 in 10), like 51% of Democratic voters, told Rasmussen Reports pollsters that they oppose the country’s current chain immigration policies and that they oppose the country’s current chain immigration policies, as do 51% of Democratic voters. and said they would like it to be limited to spouses only. .
John Binder is a reporter for Breitbart News. Please email jbinder@breitbart.com. Follow him on Twitter here.
